Some of latest writing was as a contributing author to an edited volume on calculating costs of crime and the benefits of crime prevention initiatives. Elliott Currie, UCI Lou was 84. He has short gray hair and brown eyes, is 5ft 10ins (1.78m) tall, and weighs around 150lbs (68kgs). He is survived by his beloved wife of eight years, Lana. His work spanned eight decades, and is notable for its interdisciplinary quality, quantity, and remarkable breadth in a number of fields, including sociology, psychology, history, criminology, criminal justice, law, media studies, education, and policy studies. He believed in ordinary people and the value of democratic participation to create genuine change. He also introduced us to The Saints and the Roughnecks, as they wreaked havoc on their neighborhoods and our conventional wisdoms. Even more important than his professional work is the living memorial that remains among his professional friends and colleagues. He authored over 100 publications, including 76 articles and book chapters, and more than two-dozen government reports, and received more than $700k in grants and contracts. They are both lovers of animals, and have had three pet dogs over the course of years.Steve Janowitz and Joy Behar. Austin loved the annual ASC meetings. Michael J. Leibers (1956-2020) friends and colleagues are sad to announce his untimely passing. Throughout her career, Professor Petersilia was called upon by government officials to lead efforts to reform the criminal justice system. He was invited to discuss his work at a major conference on control fraud organized by economist James Galbraith at the University of Texas, Austin, and was a delegate and presenter at a U.N. Crime Congress. In a most appropriate tribute, there will be a thematic panel to honor his memory and contributions at the Annual Meeting in San Francisco this coming November. He has educated thousands of undergraduates who have had distinguished careers in criminal justice; he has provided in-service training to personnel who work at every level and in every field of the criminal justice system; he has helped professionalize local, state, and national criminal justice organizations within constitutional and legal mandates; he has produced extensive scholarship; and he has mentored dozens of doctoral students into careers within criminal justice academia.. Find the obituary of Grace Ann Hillyer (1961 - 2023) from Chugiak, AK. He was recognized nationally by being elected President of the American Society of Criminology as well as holding various offices in several other professional organizations. He was a mentor, confident, and friend for over 25 years. He was a foremost expert of ARIMA analyses, and employed the technique to study the reciprocal relationship between crimes and arrests, as well as a tool for social policy analysis. His PhD dissertation provided the basis for his book Folk Devils and Moral Panics (1972). Harold served as Chair of the OU Sociology Department from 1982 to 1988, which was a challenging time institutionally as OU was transforming to a national-level university with an emphasis on research. Richard H. Ward, International Criminologist, passed away in his sleep at age 75 at home in Bethany, Connecticut, on February 17, 2015. In the early 2000s, Elmar suffered a sudden-onset medical emergency, complications from which would, nearly 18 years later, cost him his life. As the first director of the Social Ecology program, he oversaw its development and growth. On December 29, 1982, Talarico married the love of her life, Rodger Taylor Carroll and on March 15, 1984, they had a son, Robert David Carroll: a great joy for both of them. John was also among the first to recognize the significance of drug courts. His book Neighborhoods and Crime: The Dimensions of Effective Community Control, co-authored with Harold G. Grasmick (1993), Lexington Books, identified many of the important elements necessary for a comprehensive understanding of how community organization, through its formal and informal networks, could work to control levels of crime and delinquency. Ruth D. Peterson, Ohio State University While in Louisville. He loved Sam Houston State University. [1]The summary of Professor Allens professional career was taken from Willard Oliver, Celebrating 50 years, 1963-2013, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. His career included positions at Indiana University, Florida Atlantic University, Washington State University, and North Carolina State University where he was the Goodnight-Glaxo Wellcome Distinguished Chair of Social Sciences. Helen has referred to Scott as The Saint for years, for being able to live with Jo given the rate of lost keys and wallets; insufficient clothes and toiletries, at ASC conferences. Allen Breed pioneered the Probation Subsidy Act that became the model for the expansion of community corrections in many states. Jeff stimulated the imagination of many criminologists over the years. For three decades and more he was, as a colleague remarked, the sun around which New Yorks criminal justice community orbited.. He was 97. With fellow graduate students, Xiaogang translated D. P. Johnsons textbook on Sociological theory. He became well known for asking three questions: Whats good for the public? Also while at Albany, Travis and Michael Gottfredson began a decades-long collaboration, continuing a focus on the implications of facts about crime for theories of crime, an interest they both shared with Michael Hindelang. He was born April 10, 1917, in Racine, Wis., to Elmer D. and Lucinda (Hinderholtz) Johnson. Nicholas Kittrie passed away in December at the age of 93. I know my life will never be the same, and Im far better off because of it. (Jo put on 8 poundstrue story.) It is noteworthy that this book was written while Travis was a graduate student. Dr. Salinger also taught at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan from 1987 to 1990, and was a visiting professor at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington from 2001 to 2002. As a result of growing national interest in this topic, the U.S. Congress passed the Crime Victims with Disabilities Awareness Act, signed by President Clinton in 1998. Knowing and working with Jeff made many of us better scholars and, more importantly, better people. Charles was also a believer in the academic associations, having been President of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice and a board member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Xiaogang was a beloved instructor, regularly teaching courses in cybercrime, criminology, and research methods. Steven Janowitz, of Rockville, Maryland, passed away on March 17, 2021. Paul grew up in Pico Rivera and attended El Rancho High School, where he was later inducted into the Hall of Fame. Carol Hirschon Weiss, considered the founding mother of program and policy evaluation, died on January 8, 2013, at the age of 86. Had Helen not been stricken with stage 3B breast cancer at the age of 38, at the same time she was denied tenure in an outrageous act of sexism (the case was settled out of court), we are confident she would have published even more cutting-edge feminist contributions to criminology. He dedicated his career to the work and the mission of NIJ and OJP. Since his passing more than a dozen accolades have been rendered, most posed on the Internet, from institutions where he served, publishers, et al. He embraced innovations and was not afraid to take risks. Marshall was educated at Governor Dummer Academy, Stanford University (BA 32, MA 34), and the University of Chicago (PhD 41, Sociology). On the personal side, Opolot was a team player and friendly. When pressed he would only say that he achieved several policy changes in this august institution, the first of many such policy impacts he would cause. EUGENE V. LUTTRELL, passed away on January 1, 2008. He completed a stellar masters thesis on the social psychology of the sanctioning of high-status defendants (later published in Law & Human Behavior), and placed articles in medical journals on issues We note just a sampling here. Cherished by his beloved wife, Kathy, son, Robbie, and Robbies wife, Elissa. A unique and lasting tribute for a loved one. He was a wonderful husband, father, son, and dear friend. Seeking answers to these questions characterized his work throughout his long career. Our hearts go out to his colleagues and students in Criminal Justice, along with his wife, Debra, their children and two grandchildren. Friends and colleagues will remember Jean-Paul for the passion that he brought to his work and for his love of ideas, poetry, music, theatre, cinema, and poker. from Baldwin Wallace College. In Leuven in the 1990s, he served as one of the founding fathers of the Erasmus programme in criminology, the coordinator of the EU-funded student and staff exchange project between Europe and Canada on Victimisation, Mediation and Restorative Justice, and the first director of the English Master Programme in European Criminology at the Faculty of Law. RON HUNTER (Western Carolina University, President ACJS): Ray Jefferys legacy is not just that he was a brilliant criminologist. He reached me in ways that I did not think were possible in college. His wisdom, fairness and kindness always steered the department to move in the right direction, to strive for excellence and to do right by each other and our students. In addition to teaching, he maintained an active research program. He took particular pride in the careers and performances of his former doctoral graduates, including Edward Latessa, Gennaro Vito, Chris Eskridge, Rick Seiter, and Charles Eden, among numerous others. She was a gifted teacher and a patient and tireless mentor dedicated to furthering the best interests of her students both inside and outside of the classroom. As a colleague, Jim was tough-minded, and opinionated, and often contrarian. Its interdisciplinary roots have since been emulated both nationally and worldwide. His book with Selvin was awarded the C. Wright Mills Award and he was elected a member of the Sociological Research Association. Written by Diana Fishbein, RTI International. His article on conflicts as property (1977) opened up the idea of giving conflicts back to the parties and became instrumental as a basis for the emergence of Norwegian conflict councils as an alternative to both traditional prosecutorial and judicial policies, and to more severe sanctions. Jean-Paul Brodeur, Professor at the School of Criminology, Universit de Montral, and Director of the International Centre for Comparative Criminology, passed away on April 26, after a battle with cancer. He was born in Boston, MA on November 12, 1911, the son of Gladys Barron and Andrew Marshall Clinard. In 1999 he left Chicago and moved to Sam Houston State University as Dean and then Associate Vice President of Research. We are confident that Stans work will continue to prove durable and that future generations will be able to employ and test their sense of reality against the standards he set. Adored Dr. J. to his staff and loved by his patients, peers and friends. I learned so many things from Carol. First of all, bridges between disciplines and sub-disciplines His double major in sociology and criminology provided him with a clear understanding of the societal dimension within total institutions like prisons, and the young researcher already in the 1970s visited prisons in Paris, New York and California to learn from other countries. In 2008 he left Texas to serve as Dean of the College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences at the University of New Haven, bringing with him ISVG and establishing the Ph.D. Irvine Jodi Lane, University of Florida Robbins teaching and research focused primarily on correctional organizations and the intersection between gender and crime. He was a member of the American Sociological Society and was the President of the Society of Social Problems, among others. An internationally recognized scholar and prolific writer, Dr. Champion had written 40 texts and-or edited works, several published in Russian, Portuguese, Chinese and Spanish editions. In his doctoral program, the late Distinguished Professor Elmer H. Johnson was his mentor. Some people have a vibrancy that makes them appear to be larger than life. In 2020, the department named a graduate student paper award in his honor to recognize his many contributions. In the 1980s, his research in Philadelphia led to the implementation of pretrial release decision guidelines, which later were adopted by other municipalities around the country. One of our goals was to help her put some weight back on and we (and her doctors) were thrilled when shed put on 5 pounds. Rick and I were patients and Dr. Janowitz provided excellent dental care. del Carmen and Michael S. Vaughn have served as Co- Directors of the Institute for Legal Studies in Criminal Justice at Sam Houston, an entity designed principally to assist graduate students publish legally-oriented articles. Also seminars between researchers and criminalists in the judiciary and prosecution became important in bringing criminology into contact with the very agencies which were part of its objects of study. He made a wonderful meal Helen, Molly, Jo, Scott, and their medical friends ate in the backyard. before he could be released. His 12 books reflect his theoretic contributions to the social psychological and forensic analysis of human behavior. He served as editor of the Journal of Crime and Justice, and more recently, Justice Quarterly. What does a card have to do with Dr. Talaricos success as a mentor and instructor? Her leadership, her intellectual curiosity, her gentle spirit and her infectious laugh will be sorely missed. He strongly endorsed and provided much of the scientific evidence to back efforts to ban corporal punishment, a ban which has been adopted by more than four dozen countries. He was ordained a Southern Baptist minister in 1959. His expertise and interest covered a broad field of major issues of criminological interest; an increasingly rare feature, when research seems ever more to know more and more about less and less. See below for a more detailed obituary. But when discretion is used, as it always has been, to mark for death the poor, the friendless, the uneducated, the members of racial minorities and the despised, then discretion becomes injustice. Donations in his memory can be made to: Mission of Mercy through the Maryland State Dental Association Charitable and Educational Foundation (msdaf.org/remembersomeone); or University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (https://www.ummsfoundation.org/site/Donation2?idb=1607739902&DONATION_LEVEL_ID_SELECTED=1&df_id=3083&mfc_pref=T&3083.donation=form1&idb=[[S76:idb]]). This classic book provided a comprehensive and sweeping analysis of the growth of Western systems of social control and how this historic growth shapes and informs their current and likely future patterns. Eric leaves behind his wife Debra, three children, Jennifer, Andria, and Cody, two grandchildren, Aidan and Bella, his mother, Antonetta, and siblings, Patricia and Richard. WebSearch Janowitz family obituaries and memoriams on Legacy.com. The first was in corrections. Prior to joining BiographyPedia in July 2019, he was a Bizarre TV reporter and theatre critic at TheSun. To those who knew him well, Ben was funny, witty, passionate, and warm-hearted. He attended junior and senior high school in Cleveland and graduated from Cleveland State University in 1958. He was an enthusiastic participant in recent internationally-based, collective efforts to build up the scholarly infrastructure of rural criminology through online participation in roundtables for the International Society for the Study of Rural Crime, and contributions to the Encyclopedia of Rural Crime (Routledge, 2022). Authored by: Amy Farrell and Natasha Frost. He completed his doctoral dissertation in 1973 and began a lifelong study of criminology and statistics. Marc was an active researcher and teacher in the field of criminology who mentored numerous students. He devoted much of his later career to the study of spanking and corporal punishment, accumulating evidence that spanking was associated with increased subsequent aggression among children and reduced warmth between them and their parents, among other negative side effects. Authored by Al Cohen (University of Connecticut), Gerianne Cohen, Arnold Dashefsky (University of Connecticut), Jim DeFronzo (University of Connecticut) and Jungyun Gill (Stonehill College). Subscribe Sign In Try for a limited time! Devoted brother to Roni (Chuck). Even during the past year, as the physical toll of his sickness became increasingly apparent, he pursued his teaching, research, and writing with the same drive that depicted him for so many years. Elmar grew up in a small village in Germany, the place where his family owned and operated a local sawmill and where his cremains will be interred. Teds wife, Mildred, passed away in 2019. During his long scholarly career of over 40 years, Jim published over 500 articles, chapters, books, and monographs in the areas of substance abuse, criminology, criminal justice, history, folklore, public policy, AIDS, medicine, and law. First, Elmar and his colleagues at the University of Tbingens Institute of Criminology, principally Hans-Jrgen Kerner, developed a conceptual and empirical knowledge base about xenophobia, hate crime, and right wing violence just as Germany reunited in the 1990s, lessons that should not be lost on US policy makers today. He was a patient teacher and mentor who generously gave his younger colleagues opportunities to take prominent roles on challenging and high-profile studies. Scroll to the bottom to find: You can make a donation online using our donation form. We found his wise counsel and sincere friendship to be invaluable. Jodi Lane, University of Florida. death. He remained dean until 1986. A funeral mass was held at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Coral Gables on November 25th, 2009. The CTP model was based on a typology known as the Theory of Interpersonal Maturity (I-Level) which was formulated by Rita and colleagues from the School of Psychology at Berkley and further developed by colleagues at CTP. Prayers to the family. Her final appearance in the show was on 9 August 2013, when she left to focus on writing her play and doing more stand-ups, but returned to the show on 8 September 2015, and is still hosting it. Twelve years later and I still believe that to be true. Always asking policy-relevant questions, she was greatly respected for her ability to analyze highly politicized issues in a fair, impartial, and data-driven manner and to cast light on such issues by utilizing rigorous empirical research. After discharge in November, 1946 he completed Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees at New York University in Correctional Administration. In 1985, Paul moved to be close to family and taught at Northeastern for 7 years, leaving to help establish a crime and justice program at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he worked for 19 years, before returning to his favorite part of the country and joining the Lowell faculty. Over the years, when an international or out-of-state student needed financial assistance to receive in-state tuition, Dr. del Carmen would provide them with a $1,000 scholarship; almost all of these students he had never previously met. His natural talent for leadership led to his eventual selection as dean of the School of Criminal Justice. He published fifty peer-reviewed articles, four books and edited four volumes. Beginning in the mid-1980s, much of her research focused on assessing the impact of community-based punishments on offender behavior and public safety. In one article, the author wrote that Carol was too pessimistic about the influence of research in policy; in another, a colleague wrote that she didnt emphasize randomized experiments enough; and, in still another, she was listed as a theorist who failed to emphasize the unique roles of context and theory to understanding program impact. Coming to SUNY as a founding faculty member in the new School of Criminal Justice was a natural career step, given Vinces interest in high-quality education for professionals, especially top-management, in the field of criminal justice.